Some Objections

In this chapter, Lewis backs up his belief on the existence of the moral law. The existence of the moral law cannot be rationalized as a herd instinct or any other instinct for that matter. No one is saying that the herd instinct which would be an instinct to protect all of one's family or species exists. No one is saying that there is not a self-preservation instinct. If there is ever a scenario in which both are being expressed there is a third something that helps to tell us what we ought to do or which one should carry more weight. Lewis also states that it is this moral law that can cause us to side with the weaker of the two instincts.
If we see someone drowning we have both the herd instinct and the self-preservation instinct that are being expressed. The herd instinct is the lesser of the two but for some reason the moral law kicks in and people risk their very life to save that of another stranger. If the moral law was but an instinct then we should be able to point to an instinct and call it good. The reality is that there are no good or bad instincts. For example you would not encourage the fighting instinct in a classroom, but it would definitely be well suited for a soldier in combat. The moral law helps tell us when to enact an instinct.
I find this chapter to be full of things that at first were hard to comprehend. The second time I read through I could not find any hard topics or obvious contradictions. It seems that all of the thinking is sound. Once my mind was able to wrap around this chapter, I find that I am comforted. God surrounds us. How many times have complained that God never speaks to you? How many times have you expressed frustrations because there haven't been any "Burning Bushes" in your life? Now read through this chapter again and fully grasp the reality of the presence of a moral law that IS very REAL. Can you state in all honesty that you have never heard from God, or have you not set down to listen? Maybe we haven't wanted to listen because we are scared of what we might hear. It is time we made a choice. In or Out? I'm in.
The next chapter we will be going through is "The Reality of the Law." Good reading and become a follower of the blog so you get updates. Walk On.

-Mark